Explore the concept of worldview through the lens of the New Testament with Professor N.T. Wright, tracing historical perspectives and their impact on modern beliefs.
This course dives into the concept of worldview, focusing on how it influences beliefs and actions. Led by Professor N.T. Wright, students will explore ancient and modern worldviews to gain deeper insights into the New Testament and contemporary society.
Critical to understanding the New Testament world and our world is an understanding of worldview-- the lens of living.
This course, taught by Professor N.T. Wright, is designed to take students into the realm of what a 'worldview' is. While most people think about 'beliefs' and 'actions', the real power behind each is the interplay that occurs within a person's or society's worldview. Understanding this worldview, particularly of the world of the New Testament, will assist students of the Bible in understanding what a New Testament text meant in its own context. Prof. Wright will describe the worldviews of the first century Romans, Jews, and Christians. He will then move through history to describe the Western worldview as a way of helping students discern where they fit and how to look at and through their own lenses in the 21st century. Prof. Wright will be joined by Prof. David Seemuth who will look at the U.S. worldview of the early 21st century as an outgrowth and reaction to the Western worldview that emerged from the Enlightenment period.
describe what makes up the lens called a 'worldview'
describe the worldviews of the Ancient Roman world, the Jewish world of the 1st Century AD, and the world of the emerging 'in Messiah' people
discern narratives within a culture that often dictate behavior and beliefs
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David Seemuth has a Ph.D. from Marquette University in the field of Religious Studies with an emphasis on New Testament Theology. He has taught at the graduate level for over 30 years at numerous universities and seminaries. He also has 21 years of on-line teaching experience. His passion is to see that people not only understand the Scripture, but also...
N.T Wright received his BA, MA and D.Phil. from Oxford University. He taught New Testament at Cambridge, McGill and Oxford Universities 1978-1993. He was Dean of Lichfield, then Canon of Westminster, then Bishop of Durham (Church of England), 1994-2010. Prof. Wright is Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and is currently...
Jennifer Loop is currently a doctoral student at Durham University. She is the Director of Ministry Engagement for the Wisconsin Center for Christian Studies, and plays a critical role in the online education, both organizational and theological, by guiding the online student experience. Jennifer enjoys engaging with a virtual community of diverse students and learners to explore how theology, faith...
The term "world view" is something I heard a lot but I did not really understand what it meant. It is starting to make sense as I study along.
Very thorough
Interesting Subject - and a very good introduction from N T Wright - looking forward to this course
Excellent material, thought-provoking content.
I am the Pastor of a Baptist church in Canada. so far, I am enjoying the content and the opportunity to learn from Professor Wright.
Having already been introduced to the term "Worldview" through lectures by Ravi Zacharias and books by Colson, this Course helped further expand my Understanding of Worldview, besides helping me contrast it with the "In-Christ" worldview not just in matters of Origin, Meaning, Morality & Destiny but also how we live it out in the Economic, Social and Political landscape.
I' m enjoying the presentation and the presenter's ability to keep me in engaged. There is a lot of information and I love the Quizes.
Absolutely! Recently I have been increasingly aware of the need to develop and be able to articulate clearly a personal worldview based on my current understanding of God and His purposes (hugely impacted by the teaching of NT Wright!).
Although I had a sense earlier that their was a clash between the in-Christ worldview and the secular worldview regardless of which nation you belonged to, it has now become pretty obvious that one cannot follow a dualism approach. The in-Christ worldview should always come first as Jesus himself said. Regards
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Nigel J.
Everything about this course is excellent.